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Schumer puts costs first, with or without Trump's cooperation

Michael Barbaro presses the Democratic leader on delivering economic relief, investigating the administration and whether his party's victory was really an endorsement.

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Chuck Schumer on Governing With (Or Without) Trump

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3:48Schumer credits the Democratic campaign's focus on costs, corruption and chaos.
9:05Barbaro asks whether voters endorsed Democrats or primarily rejected Trump.
16:44Schumer dismisses leadership-challenge concerns without committing to a 2028 reelection campaign.
21:40Schumer says he would take Trump's call but will pursue the Democratic agenda regardless.
24:25His cost-reduction priorities cover healthcare, electricity, groceries and tariffs, childcare, and housing.
28:24Asked about ending the filibuster, Schumer remains noncommittal and returns to lowering costs.

Healthcare, electricity, groceries, childcare and housing: Chuck Schumer gives Michael Barbaro a concrete list of expenses he wants a Democratic-controlled Senate to tackle. Getting President Trump to cooperate is another matter.

"We are going to push our agenda, what we believe in, with him or without him," Schumer says in The Daily interview on New York Times Podcasts.

The conversation comes after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, putting Schumer in line to return as Senate majority leader. Barbaro asks whether that result represents support for Democrats or, more simply, rejection of Trump. Schumer credits a campaign focused on costs, corruption and chaos, alongside recruiting candidates suited to states Democrats needed to win.

For governing, his priority is lowering living costs. He predicts some moderate Republicans will support measures such as healthcare subsidies. He also backs investigations into the administration, leaves impeachment decisions to the House and declines to commit to changing the Senate filibuster.

The interview generated more than 500 first-day comments, roughly thirteen times the channel's usual response, despite ordinary viewing numbers. Leadership succession is a recurring subject in those comments, with viewers calling for someone else to lead Senate Democrats.

Barbaro puts that question to Schumer, too. Schumer dismisses concerns about a leadership challenge but does not commit to seeking reelection in 2028. His stated focus is the governing work of 2027, and he offers a blunt test for it: "If we don't deliver, we're going to be screwed."

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